Sony CCD-TRV66 - Manual (Page 60)

— Additional Information —
Usable cassettes and playback modes
Selecting the cassette type
You can use either Hi8 or standard 8 mm video cassettes on your camcorder. When you
use a Hi8 video cassette, recording and playback are carried out in the Hi8 system.
When you use a standard 8 mm video cassette, recording and playback are carried out
in the standard 8 mm system.
However, if you record on a Hi8 video cassette in the LP mode, recording is carried out
in the standard 8 mm system.
If you play back a tape recorded on a different video recorder on your camcorder, the
Playback mode is automatically selected according to the format in which the tape has
been recorded.
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed to
produce higher quality pictures.
You cannot playback a tape recorded in the Hi8 system correctly on video recorder/
players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
What is video Hi8 D3 ?
'"video Hi8 XR” is a function that further enhances the image quality of video Hi8. This
function allows you to record and playback pictures with clearer details.
Video tapes recorded on a camcorder having the "XR" function show excellent picture
quality when they are played back on an "XR" camcorder.
The playback quality will be the normal quality of the Hi8 camcorder when video tapes
recorded on an "XR" camcorder are played back by a conventional Hi8 camcorder or
when \udeo tapes recorded on a conventional Hi8 camcorder are played back on the
"XR" camcorder.
* "XR" stands for "Extended Resolution."
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When you play back
Tlie Playback mode (SP/LP) and system (Hi8/standard 8 mm) are automatically
.selected according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The quality of the
recorded picture in the LP mode, however, will not be as good as the SP mode.
Note on AFM HiFi stereo
When you play back a tape, the sound will be monaural if:
• You record the tape on your camcorder, then play it back on an AFM HiFi monaural
video recorder/player.
• You record the tape on an AFM HiFi monaural video recorder, then play it back on
your camcorder.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to play
back foreign pre-recorded tapes. Refer to "Using your camcorder abroad" to check the
TV color systems used in foreign countries.
Copyright signal
When you record
You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control
signals for copyright protection of software.
"COPY INHIBIT" appears on the LCD screen, in the viewfinder or on the TV screen if
you try to record such software.
Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.